|
joke. You see, these three strings walk into a
bar...
A: Oh dear. Don't spoil it for me. Submit it to rec.humor, and post
it to the moderator of rec.humor.funny at the same time. I'm sure
he's never seen that joke.
------
Q: What computer should I buy? An Atari ST or an Amiga?
A: Cross post that question to the Atari and Amiga groups. It's an
interesting and novel question that I am sure they would love to
investigate in those groups. In fact, post your question at once,
to as many technical groups as you can think of, concluding your
request with the line "Please reply by mail, as I do not follow this
group." (No one will find such a statement impertinent; remember,
the net is a resource to help you.)
There is no need to read the groups in advance or examine the
"frequently asked question" lists to see if the topic has already
been dealt with. Any such warnings are for people without your
innate sense of netiquette, and whose uninspired questions are bound
to be repetitive. Your question is sure to be unique; no point
checking the list to see if the answer might be there already. How
could it be, when you only just thought of the question?
------
Q: What about other important questions? How should I know when to
post?
A: Always post them. It would be a big waste of your time to find a
knowledgeable user in one of the groups and ask through private mail
if the topic has already come up. Much easier to bother thousands of
people with the same question.
------
Q: Somebody just posted a query to the net, and I want to get the
answer too. What should I do?
A: Immediately post a following, i
|
